Sports/Health/Fitness

LOUIS VUITTON and FIT Team Up for “Bike in Style Competition”

Are you a cyclist who bemoans the fact that comfortable biking clothing isn’t stylish? NYC’s Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and Louis Vuitton Moet Hennesy (LVMH) teamed up to present a challenge to FIT’s students to create stylish and practical activewear for cyclists. The students worked for a semester to develop designs for a poncho, jacket, and travel bag under the mentorship of their professors and designers at Donna Karen New York (DKNY). The top three finalists and their designs were honored at a conference in early June; read on for more, including the winner! The finalists of the Bike in Style Challenge...

Slugger RYAN HOWARD Tours The WHITE HOUSE Garden

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PHILADELPHIA PHILLES slugger RYAN HOWARD recently took a tour of the WHITE HOUSE GARDEN and clearly came away impressed. Howard, who was baseball’s Rookie of the year in 2005 and then MVP the following year, said he has been eating organic and dropped 20 pounds! White House chef/gardener Sam Kass accompanied Howard on his tour and showed him the garden, the compost bin, and the White House honey bees.My favorite part of the video has to be when Howard discusses how he feels when he makes bad eating decisions. He said that when he chooses poorly–like chowing down on a...

NIKE BAMBOO BLAZERS

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Our girl Wendy at Nitro:licious gives a dope review on NIKE’S new LADIES BAMBOO BLAZER: “I’m so glad NIKE is putting out more and more Blazers for the ladies it’s one of my favorite styles. The Blazer Mid goes well with almost everything from skinny jeans to leggings to skirts to shorts. The latest release is this Blazer Mid “BAMBOO WEAVE” featuring a light brown upper in hemp contrasted by chlorophyll on the laces, tongue tag and midsole-toe, the Swoosh, toecap and the rest of the midsole are white. These are currently available at Nike Sportswear retailers and also at Standard...

STEVE NASH & NIKE Are Trash Talkin’

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STEVE NASH is the All-Star guard for the PHOENIX SUNS whose passion for environmental awareness forged a partnership with Nike to create the NIKE TRASH TALK SHOE, the first performance basketball shoe made from manufacturing waste. The Nike Trash Talk is modeled after Nash’s current shoe, the Nike Zoom BB II Low, and meets Nike’s Considered design standards for taking a sustainable approach to performance footwear innovation. Learn more HERE. Check it out. What are your comments regarding the first ECO SNEAK for your B GAME?? *The Making of The Nike Trash Talk Shoe...